This is the top wine from Fabien Jouves’s estate. There is some new wood aging here and it shows in the polished edges of the very firm tannins. Burnt coffee and plum skin flavors add to the considerable power, the fruit just beginning to push through the tannins. Age for several more years.
— R.V.
(3/1/2012)
The top cuvée from Mas del Périé, this is a concentrated wine, with new wood and black fruit notes. It’s packed with intense tannins, spice from the wood aging and a great depth of flavor. This is an impressive wine that will need to age for at least 5–6 years.
— R.V.
(10/1/2012)
How good to find a powerful wine like this with reasonable alcohol. For this is an impressively dense and concentrated wine from 50-year-old vines. The fruit is ripe, juicy and chunky to go with the polished wood. A wine for cellaring.
— R.V.
(9/1/2010)
Hugely concentrated, powerful and ageworthy, this has mint and new wood aromas. It has rich damson and blackberry fruits that push through the mineral texture and dark tannins, filling the mouth with its exuberant ripeness. Age for four years.
— R.V.
(10/1/2012)
With the richness of the vintage in mind, this wine makes a powerfully extravagant statement. There is nothing subdued about the concentrated tannins or the intensely rich black fruits. Even with 3–4 years aging, this will still be a bold wine.
— R.V.
(3/1/2012)
Dense and almost black in color, this is concentrated, with intense tannins and black plum fruit. It bursts with the rich fruit and acidity, finishing on a smoky, juicy note.
— R.V.
(10/1/2012)
Almost black in color, this shows the firm and tannic side of Malbec. The wood-aged wine balances well between spicy toast and dense fruits. The structure has a mineral character, promising some aging over 3–4 years or more.
— R.V.
(9/1/2010)
Rich, firm, opulent and impressive. With this vintage, the wood element seems to have tamed and integrated, leaving an attractive edge of chocolate and coffee.
— R.V.
(3/1/2011)